When 4 is added to one-half the number x, the result is the same as if 2 had been subtracted from the number x. How do you write an equation that expresses this relationship?
1 Answer
Dec 13, 2016
Explanation:
To write the equation expressing this relationship we can take this one phrase at a time:
"one-half the number x" can be written as:
"When 4 is added to" this expression we get:
"the result is the same as" is the same as "=" so we can write:
"if two had been subtracted from the number x" can be written as:
Putting this together gives us our full equation:
